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The Oresson Street Trial.

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DAY BY DAY,

` DOING.... IS AS DEVOUT AB PRAY-

To-morrow's Anniversary. To morrow is the 57th birthday of Cardinal Bourne.

The Dollar.

Analversary Dlager. A dinner is being held at the

ougkong Hotel on April 12 to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the incorporation of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company.

Spotted Fever.

A Murder Case.

Rai le Result.

WAITING FOR THE CHALLENGE

Faith of Our Fighting Men.

KOWLOON BOWLING GREEN CLUB.

TO-DAY'S MISCHELANY.

The Annual Mieting.

Last Evening.

Warm woollen petticoats are to be sent, in lots of tens of thone |ands, to the pessant women" of Fracos by the manufacturera'and jobbers of the United States.- Mr. Philip Gibbs wrote on

This philanthropy is entirely up- Mr. W. Davison presided official, and has heretofore been January 12-It is aix weeks since the annual meeting of the abors kept a close secret. There is, the German counter-stacks at Olab last evening, when a good however, no longer any reason for... Cambrai, two months sincs our attendance of members gathered concealing, from the nation or the

ut the Ulabbouse.

world, information concerning so ceptors of Paschendaele, and the

Ia moving the adoption of the re, kindly and generous an set. Pro- lines have been quiet since then port and accounts, the Chairman moted and managed by busines under the heavy snow, except for said the Club bad never been in men, in a business way, it has a barste of gunfire and night raide, such a sound financial position, practical side to it which Done and that fiime sessult last week. There had beeg an increase of 18 will appreciate more keenly than Our men have been glad of this in membership, which now stood the peasant beroines of France.

enemy.

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der trial, for, with the evidence on ING. RELIGION CONSISTS NOT IN presented, the jury had no option PRAYING A PRATER BUT IN BEING but to acquit the prisoner of the 4 PRAYER oharge. The case for the prosecu- tion broke down by reason of dis- crepancies in the evidence tender. ed and more particularly because the principal witness for the Orown, the chief Chinese

The opening rate of the dollar detective, cmitted certain very material facts in his version of on demand to-day was 31. lid, the happenings, given while is bospital erme week or 80 after the terrible affair. In fairness to the efficer, however, it should be remembered that he was at this time affaring badly from the wounds he had emotsio

respite from fighting, and the reet. 142. He expressed thanks" ta Mears. Owen and Oswald for od and was thus scarcely in the

For the 24 hours ended yester. ing battalions have enjoyed their presenting a prize for the rink

That the people of the United frame if mind to give such a

Toe Olab had States handle their money some- coberent statement as be would be day sixteen oases of spotted fever apsli of peace as men to whom dry competition. able to do, on reflection, ander were notified-all but six in the clothes, a sound roof, a fire on the been very successful ia com what carelessly would seem to be beiter circumstances. His bonesty City of Victoria. All the sufhearthside, and silence unbroken League and he hoped they Comptroller of the Currency, at petitious, being second in the established by the faor that the of purpose throngboat cannot be ferere wero Chinese and there by the crash of shells are great would be more so next season. Washington, last year redeemed questioned; the unfortunate part ware twelve deaths.

They had lost one of their best and destroyed soiled and matilat. gifts, splendid in their bodies and At the Magistracy this morning in their souls. Even in the line members in Mr. Henderson who ed paper entrency to the face. rated sad that it was at variance with the evidrice of another formal evidence was given in the the tumult of the fighting months era and up to the time of his tick was talk some time ago, by the was practically one of the found value of $464,000,000. There member of the Fore, However, murder case in which two sugat has died down into quiet days ness was a regular attender at the way, of setting upa money-mend- there can be no regret either that sifters are charged with the mur

for trial der of another sifter at Ewo and nights, with only moments ab." The Committee took upon ing sad money laundering plant the case came On

themselves to send a small token in the United States Treasury. or that the prisoner was acquitted. Street, Wanchai. The case was of avage chelling, as a reminder be placed on the grave from In fact, some laundered money Correspondents are "requested to observe the

mast admire the again adjarned

that the devil is not yet dead, so the Club, he was enre they were was returned to circulation, but Inquires them to forward their names and addresses with Everyone

of the mmunications addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for scrupulous fairness

"The embroidered table cloth that car men ap there have not all in deep sympathy with dr.it had a faded, washedoot appear- Attorney General in conducting

Henderson in her sad bereave-ance, did not seem quite genuine, Jubilation, but as an evidence of their bona fides.

the case and bis extreme anxiety presented by Mrs. C. Banker and too bad a time."

ment. Capt Milroy seconded, and and was anything bat popalar. that the prisoner should be given fed for the benefit of our Little

More Bit Sciety's Wool Fand resalted Gerions of whom I have given

Some of them I know-those the report and accounts were Jast now the Secretary of the every possible abarca.

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approved.

Treasury is saking the bank than that, the verdict, in the in $109 being realised.

glimpses ap and down the roads

Mr. Davison retired as Pra officials to use old money as long circumstances, did the utmost winning number, 108, was drawn of war had quite a good time credit to the level-headedness of by Mre. Hoa Tng.

on Hogmanay Night within sident, and on a ballot Mr. J. B. as possible before ordering new, War Load Investments.

Chapman was elected, Mr. W. J. eo sa to save the cost of paper the jarymen, who, by resiating

of the 400 yards Up to the end of February sub

Owens being unanimiously and printing. This would indicate the temptation to let their feel-

In - Bome Свред qasrried scriptions to the War Lans

that Me. Hoover has been slipping below the". trenches chosen Vice-President. inga get the better of it laveatment Trust of Malays and lighted with electric lampa Mr. D. 8. Cooper and Mr. J. some quiet hints on war economics worthily upheld the British totalled $6,012 070, contributed there was a horrid moment when Harria

were re-elated Boa. over to Mr. McAdoo. tradition for jaatios and fairplay. by 2,983 sabe cribers. Under the the engine stopped working and Secretary sad Hon. Tresacrer The Shipping Outlook.

heading of "Obina" it is shown threatened to plunge them all in respectively, and the following While the facts and Szares that 245 subscribers contributed darkness-they had a feast-night, Committee was choreseears. With the transfer of the steamer revealed in the House of Ccm- $1,053,030.

and the spirit of Scotland moved D. Gow, W. Russell, D. Neilson, North Star to the service of the mons by Sir Erio Geddes

Kowicon play Ursigengower mong them and lived in their D. Earvey, J. S. Mackintosh, O, Old Dominion Line, between New are taking's heary toll of the on Saturday at Happy Valley, songs and speeches with the Atkinson, A. M. Simpson, F. 0. York and Norfolk, a change made necessary by the exigencies of vorld's shipping, we think the commencing s: 2 p.m. The Kow. memory of gallant comrades who Labrum.

A suggestion that two teams war, communiostion by bost be general feeling, after an analysis loon team will be:-J, P. Bob had been with them a year ago,

N. B of his speech, will be one of inson (Ospt.), J. Stalker, P. H. and are no longer with them. The should be entered in the League tween-Boston, Mass., and St. John, 3, on the International Line, HONGKONG'S POST-WAR "PROBLEMS.

estisfaction that the situation is Copp, A.A. Claxton, K. Hacaskill, pipera came up into the caves, was left to the Committee,

has been interrupted for the first rot worse and that Allied ship-L. J. Blackburn, L. E. 8. Hodge and their music filled theea Promises for caps in various time in seventy years. Although UL. Srapleton, R. E. Joseland, rocky vaulia with wild sound, competitions were made sa fol- the suspension of the Inter- builders have it in their power to

very bsanting in its call 10 lowe:-Bowls: Messre, W. Russell, national Line is indefinite, there There seems to be a tendency to dissociate the now almost daily bring about an early improve W. T. Elson and E. Peatorji, Scottish hearts, bat it was im D. Gow, W. Davision. C. Atkiais resson for believing that it references to post-war problema from a local application. One finde ment. That view is justified by that as soon as the phrase is given utterance, people's minda auto the statement that the bad condi- A coolis way charged before prisoned below ground, and did matically dwell on the probleme with which the world's diplomatiese tions which existed in Mr. A Dyer Ball, this morning, not reach the German lines. The .. Dyor D-Bx797. Gwill be only temporary. There R. Etwards Golf:-A. Milroy, remains rail communication be the with baring stolen a bottle of little dim light glowed on the and the statesmen at Home will be concerned when the military | first two months of the presbisky from a steamer lying steel helmets of the Gordons, and D Nailson. Tennis.-J. Rose and tween Boston and St. John, of strife is ended. There are no two opinions that the dawn of peace year are being overcome, will serve as a wonderful starting point for improvements of every that there is no shortage of steel near Kowicon Wharf. Inspector made fantastic shadows on the

Mr. D. Gow expressed thanks kind. The hitherto almost Utopian conception of a League of supplies, while we have it on the Gordon eaid that defendant was walls, as the pipers, marched ap Nations seems to be nearing practical expression, whilst the Old word of Sir Eric Geddes that it arrested when Barched before and down, and aboue in the eyes on behalf of Kre. Henderson for Country is promising itself a just tackling of the great problem of is well within the capacity of the passing the gate. The bottle was of the officers and men as they the Club's sympathy, and the Labour. The better housing of the working classes is being thought Allied, and even the British, found concealed on his person.ipped hot rum "punch, and felt meeting clored with the custom oak in preparation for accomplishment; welfare workers are aiming yards before long to replace had taken place recently. Demely nose of Honest John, with

He stated that several larcenies its warmth in their hearts. The ry votes of thanks." st better-social privileges and conditions for the working me entirely the world's shipping fendant admit ed having taken bia "no-trump face," as the an improved scheme of elementary education is being urged; and, losses. This, of course, is depen the whisky. He was sentenced Colonel called is, glowed with ram would have been like those I saw generally speaking, the travail of war has given sa impetus to the dent on the exertion of our

and love for his fellow creatures. round the table yesterday-clean-

The scientific study of English. desire to elevate the living conditions of all sections of the commaximum (fart. We have, how to six weeks' hard labour,

Four officers who had fought cat, brown, and hard. War Comforts.

place-names is of comparatively munity. One eeer the same process going on in practically every ever, still a good deal of progress

What do you think of the recent growth, says Mr. G. B. Oar Lutte. Bis Bociety has to through the Somme together- country that has maintained its national entity-in fact, it is the to make, sa is evident from the bright thing in what would otherwise be an exceedingly dark page fact that our losses for the last day sent to Mesura, Shewan Tomes alas! there are only four now of prospects?" I sek Honest John, Grandy in an interesting article. of the world's history. The welter of hamen destruction demside quarter of 1917 were tome 120, and Co, two asees war comforts, thote he held the lines at who bae great wisdom in his hard on the subject in the Quarterly a grand set-off of high resolve and achievement, for, failing that, 000 tons per month more than as below, to be forwarded to the Martin puich raised their glasses pate. "We're waiting for the Beche Review for October, and the task of the Great War will have served to great permanent purpose. Who oar catpat of new ships, while Matron, QA.I.M.N.S., 26 Station to each other and toasted the to show his band," he said," and the modern scientific investigator can say that Hongkong can reasonably stand aloof and see others the other Allies and neutral stary Lospital, Ismalieb, Egypt:-colonel who thinks of them from we're ready for him. It seems like in arriving at truth Badilated aiming at advancement, doing nothing itself to interpret what will ions have yet 25 per cent of their 1,200 roller bandages, 28, pra afar awaiting for a wound to heal ly that he will try to break oar by misleading fancy has not. possibly be a rejavenated spirit of progress? The times are char-losses to make good. Still, the stretcher boole, 98 pra. cloth in his lung, and and yearning to lines; but if he could not do it been lightened by the specula- Boterised by introspection, and those whose duty it is to legislate segurances given both by Sir Eric slippers, 25 muflare, 68 finnst come out again, because, though before when he had ten to one, tions and guesses of many groats- for the public weal in this Colony would do well to look around and Geddes and Mr. L'oyd George Tests, 134 milk corore, 130 suits he hates war, he loves bis battal- how can he hope to do it gow, tions of amateur antiquaries. The note the many opportunities that exist for progressive action. sze, we may be sure, the result of Pyjamaa, 27 pts. socks, 60 pre, ion. He is the Georgian gentle when it will be man for man and writer gives one very entertain Since democracy is surely and inevitably coming into a core investigation of possibili mittens, 10 mopa, 23 sleeveless man who has appeared sa se gun for gun? We shall hold him ing example of the devastating its own, one of the prime necessities here is pojalar control of the tire.

sweaters, 35 pra, white woollen heroic figure in some of my all right. governing powers, and residents will have to insist with all the

bad scoke, 55 white woollen caps, sketches, and one day he will That is the faith of all car from ingenious theories:-It was 12 brown woollen caps, 12 bags reappear, and the pipers will play men. They are not afraid of a favourite theory in the past,

him back with the march tune of this menace of masses of men theory very conspicuous in Canon swabe, 6 floor cloths,

his own clan..

and gun which may be brought Taylor's work's that later im. Up in the lice there was a pint against as if the enemy's threat migrants into this country had of hot cocon every night dispens falfalled. They are sure frequently attached topographical

The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 1918.

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the U-boats

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League Cricket.

Theft of Whisky.

Emergency.

Truncheons.

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course, bat neither city will be content to forgo connection by water a day longer than is poer- fively necessary. Here is another reason why the Emergency Ship Corporation should hasten things along.

resalta. which sometimes follow

force of collective aotion on an early ceration of official autoersoy, A Regrettable Omission. The very essence of the present struggle is a fight for the survival There is one interesting fact of democracy and Borghong must not be left onlaide the confirmed in the statements with application of the principle. As a matter of fact, it is the regerd to the German exaggere Orown Colony system of governance generally that has to be destions of what their eabmarines POLICE RESERVE ORDERS.ed from a YM.C.A. dagoas by's of their offensive strength, sure terms of their own to pre-existing troyed, and such destruction will only be accomplished by strong bave ben able to accomplish.

| great-bearted goul, who once of

their Celtic names, Torpenhow, the oor artillery, of expressions from esob and sil of the Crown Colonies of the Empire. The er amy laye claim to have sent

wrote backs and plays which all own courage, and they believe name of a village in Comberland, United action should be aimed at, for the authorities at Home are nine and a balf million tone of

the world knows and now finds that, however great the enemy's was what might be called she too safely erooned in their present positions to permit of isolated shipping to the bottom of the ees

Orders issued to day by Mr. Fhappiness for a wounded heart smalt it will be emsshed with opreme instance" of the theory, protests being effective. Little less important is the vexed question during twelve mon be, whereas C. Jenkin, O. B. Estat

in serving our soldiers in the great slaughter. So their faith "How" was originally the simple of housing, for it is one that concerns the entire community. Not the correct figure is only eix

danger zone. Be had to borrow is not abaken, although they know name of the local hill. Now only are more houses required, but less exorbitant rents will have milliose. This habit of "palling Fify trancheone have been set a steel hat and a gas bag to go better than all others that when settlers of different race came: to a feature of future conditions. For most Europeans the bousing the long bow" seems to be grow aside at Headquarters Office for problem is a veritable bightmare of worry, and it is a standingling on the Bar, as his exaggers use by members called out on strongly of bell, but no need to be feracione. They are waiting meant "hill," called it “Penhow ***

to a place which he says smella this year's fighting begins it will and, not knowing that how disgrace to this fiearishing Fort that the provision of horsing tions have steadily been on the emergency when in plain clothes. barrow soldier's courage. for the enemy's great aballenge Hill-bill." A third stratum af should be in the petion that it in. There should be on insistence award grade, until for the firet on governmental action, adequate to meet the necessities of the case. month of this year they are just a All ranks below the rank of Iain their billets and took tea in the fate of the world. They are might well be, of the meaning of Yesterday I met the Gardone to the struggle, which may decide settlere, ignorant, as indeed they Education for British children is another of the probleme argently mere 13 per cent wine of the specter will cry truncheon their mes with a score or 60 off waiting now for the arena to be "Penhow, called the hill * Tot needing attention, but we have previously said enough on this mai trath. There is one thing that we whenever in uniform.

cera at a long table in an old cleared of now, and for the penbow, Hill-bill-bill." The ter to point the way to improvement. The protection of residente mi-a from the figures given, and

bouse which stands andamaged roada leading up to it to theory was very interesting and #gainst profiteers, both Chinese and foreign, dreerves thought and that is a statement concern ng the Members of No. 1 Company sre action, sad there is no little scope for wies administration in sectual destruction of enemy sab ordered to return their Service in a ruined town. It was a good harden after the thaw that has very fallacious. The whole pame bundred and one other directions. A study of the general living marines If we are not afraid to Rifles to Armoury at Central on picture, not without the romance now set in. For a few days they is pure Norse, Torfin haugi

#Torfin's Grave-monud. conditions of Hongkong's half a million inhabitants is a by no tell the Germans the lots in re-sither Monday. March 25th or of history in it. If I were a pain- looked to the likelihood of some means inspiring one, and it takes but a little intelligenre to discern gard to sunken (orange, why Tuesday, March 26 h, between ter instead of a journeymsa of other kind of settlement, by states vast majority of cases. endless ways in which improvement could be effected. The escential, should we besitate to disclose the the hours of 5.15 pm and 6.0 words I should love to get the men rather than by soldiers, by names of this country zeed is the spirit.

success of our anti-submarine pm. Pull-throughs and Oil colour of it down on canvas with idese rather than by high explo- earliest to Bezon,

the faces of those Scots in theiver; but now the enemy mesme. Digish timan, and Hongkong is a long way from the rest of war, it is even little measure? As any rate the figures bottles need not be returned."

candle light and the firelight. In to want war og-in instead of exinde vous von Kre affected by the world-wide dislocation that has been, ocossioned, and might have been given up to Search Supervisors. there is a danger of its being left andiwarted in its orienta! She end of last year. If they had All members of No. 1 Section, that old brown panelled room, pesce, and our men are ready to the period before

with its broken bits of gilding give him all he wants, if i 13 for Cangasst. - Bo placidity. The Colony has suffered too much already from contagion been, we feal sure that the public and all men warned for duty as

ohairs, langhter that he sake. If the vestigation has been to be able to forego a sbare in the war's greatest achievement, ie, would be greatly encouraged by Search Supervisors from No. 1 snd its high-backed the realisation that the process of human uplifting decerven to be the statistics. Why fill in the Platoon and No. 3 Company, eta, The effisers of the Book enemy presses his challenge m but a few of the Eng were the western front, I believe that and therefore does constant. To dewdle in the rear of what we hope will be an era of details of the unpleaseent side or and sil members recently attach-tish Archers, who accelerated social progress will be to demonstrate that for Hongkong the U-bost campaign and omit to ed from, H. K. Delence Corps, the bodyguard of Lenin XL, might there will be greater slaagher material for fins!! the war was just a war, only an event of great Instoncal interest, offset them by facts which would will attend in uniform st Head-have mat in such s room an this than there has ever been in this on the distribution and not one of the greatest opportunities that humanity has ever show that the enemy is not having quarters Club on Thursday, in this very town, and I think she war, though blood in dowed in Anglo Sezo

frown of those mediaeval soldiers farok 28 at 5,30 pm, sharp, had for demonstrating that out of error oehn come anlightenment.

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